Bear Republic Big Bear Black Stout

Dark black pour. Dark roast coffee, chocolate aroma. Creamy mouthfeel, which is satisfactory. A well made impy stout, but it doesn’t stand out within the style. The flavors don’t come out and hit you like a brick. So it just doesn’t grab my attention. Rather boring, to be honest.

(bottle): Pours a very black body, brownish on the edges. Tan head, big bubbles, lastingish. Hoppy alcoholy aroma, little dark malts like coffee. Alcohol off the first sip, watery. Nutiness & some coffee. Sweet, almost like a sweet stout.

from new york on a friday night that was black without light i drank it and thought it was out of sight dark fruitness dominates like liberace and quirky like tiny tim oh boy where did you go mrs vicky roasty nutiness

In the bomber bottle from HyVee CB. This is an outstanding stout! Pours black as coal with a very dense thick creamy light brown head. Incredible chocolate aroma that really registers with the olfactory lobes. Some roasted coffee in the scent as well. The flavor is very big. This is a coffee and chocolate bomb. Smooth, but over the top richness. High alcohol, but you would never guess that it was an imperial due to the smoothness. The thickness, however, fits the style perfectly. Loved it, but did not know that it was supposed to be an impy.

On tap at bear republic brewpub. Mmmm, chocolatey and malty. I love me some big bear black stout. Looks great and really satisfied my senses. Maybe a touch too alcy, but the taster went down just right.